This year's closure went into effect Saturday, January 15, 2011 and will expire on or before August 15, 2011. Closures are in effect even if there are no signs posted in the areas outlined listed. Please respect all closures and help us keep these areas open in the long term.
Affected Areas:
|
Site Name |
Area Closed |
Landowner |
|
Whitesides Mountain |
All climbing routes between and including Southwest Arete and Mainline are closed. |
USFS, Nantahala Ranger District (828) 524-6441 |
|
NC Wall (Linville Gorge) |
All climbing routes between and including Tightrope and Bumblebee Buttress are closed |
USFS, Grandfather Ranger District (828) 652-2144 |
|
Shortoff Mountain (Linville Gorge) |
All climbing routes between and including C.O. to and including Paradigm Shift are closed. |
USFS, Grandfather Ranger District (828) 652-2144 |
|
Big Lost Cove Cliffs |
All climbing routes are closed. |
USFS, Grandfather Ranger District (828) 652-2144 |
|
Looking Glass Rock (North Face) |
All routes to the right* of Glass Menagerie and to the left of and including Twisted Laurel on the North Face of Looking Glass Rock are closed. |
USFS, Pisgah Ranger District (828) 877-3350 |
|
Whiterock Cliff and Eagle Cliff |
All climbing routes are closed |
USFS, Appalachian Ranger District (828) 682-6146 |
Please see the attached document from the Forest Service for more details.
Update: The USFS uses the Kelly version of the guide.
For NC Wall, the following routes fall within the closure area and are unfortunately closed until August 15th:
Direct Action, Pixie Wall, Rinky Dink, Rinky Dink Direct, KK Variation, Bumbledink, Bumblebee Buttress, Pansy Wall, Never never Land and Super Dink.
For Shortoff Mountain, the following routes fall within the closure area and are unfortunately closed until August 15th:
Understated Tailoring, Bonsai, the Chameleon, Warp Factor T, The Enterprise, the Shooting Gallery, Elvis Lives, Matisse, Low Selfish Team, The Perusal, Twist of Fate, Change Up, Blue Nude and Going for Baroque.